What is a substitute for half-and-half cream?
I need to know if there is a substitute for half-and-half (~10%) cream because I am baking a cake without it and I am allergic to it.
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When I am substituting in a recipe, I usually use coconut cream instead of cream or half and half if called for in a recipe. (There is a question posted here that covers how to get the cream from a can of coconut milk.) Sometimes I use soy creamer, but sometimes that can be hard to find. I'm sure you could experiment with a mix of soy creamer and soy milk.
My ideal solution is to use vegan recipes to start with, because they are formulated without milk or eggs. Maybe in your case, just look up dairy free cake recipes, if you don't mind eating eggs. There are a lot of cookbooks and blogs out there with a ton of vegan cake and dessert recipes.
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What can be used instead of half and half?
Since we now know that half and half is equal parts milk and cream, we can make a substitute. Get a liquid measuring cup, fill it to the 1/2 cup line with whole milk and then add heavy cream to the 1 cup line. You just made a substitute for half and half.What can I use instead of half and half or heavy cream?
Consisting of 36\u201340% fat, heavy cream is higher in fat than other cream varieties, including whipping cream, half-and-half, and light cream (1)....The 10 Best Substitutes for Heavy CreamWhat can I substitute for half and half without cream?
To make a half and half substitute without heavy cream, combine butter (salted or unsalted is fine) and scant 1 cup of milk. Add melted butter to a 1-cup measuring cup and fill it the rest of the way with milk. If using whole milk, this will put you at about 13% milk fat.How do you make half and half cream?
No worries, simply stir together 1 3/4 cups milk with 1/4 cup UNSALTED melted, cooled butter and you have your own homemade Half and Half. One more recipe for Half and Half, stir together 1 3/4 cup milk with 1/4 cup heavy cream for my FAVORITE version of half and half. This version is a bit heavier than the others.How to Make Half and Half
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Answer 2
Half and half can be pretty closely approximated with one part whole milk and one part cream.
However, if you're allergic to half and half, I would infer that you're allergic to all dairy. In that case, you may well need a specific dairy-free product like a soy-based cream or half and half or coconut milk.
Answer 3
You can also try coconut cream and milk in equal proportions.
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